New software, hardware, books and services for accountants

Kashoo CEO Jim Secord discusses how accountants can communicate better with their clients using mobile technology, in an interview with Accounting Technology editor-in-chief Danielle Lee.

MineralTree announced a new partnership program for FAOs to offer its accounts payable and payment automation solution to their clients.

ClassPass is foremost a membership program, but its companion app speaks to the mobility of its mission.

The practicalities of managing increasingly mobile employees

Practical tips for when and what to disclose

Document management is about more than clearing out your filing room

Bookkeeping tool Receipt Bank has entered the wearable market with its new app, Practice Platform, available via web browser, iOS, Android and Apple Watch, as the newly released product’s first bookkeeping app.

Chief audit executives in the power and utility industry rank cyber security as the highest risk and biggest concern for their industry, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

One Up launched its mobile accounting app for small businesses, with a suite that also includes automatic inventory, CRM and invoicing.

August Aquila and Angie Grissom argue the pros and cons of social media

NetSuite has entered an agreement to acquire Bronto Software in a cash and equity transaction valued at $200 million.

Sam’s Club, the membership warehouse club owned by Wal-Mart, is teaming up with a New York City-based accounting firm known as 1-800Accountant to offer accounting and tax services that can be accessed via mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

EY announced a new strategic relationship with Microsoft to provide new and innovative services to companies globally.

Workday announced the availability of Workday Talent Insights and Workday Professional Services Automation.

Cloud 101

Tax season is finally over. For many, now is a time for some relaxation before ramping back up for summer work.

One in four Americans (25 percent) fell victim to information security breaches in the past year, according to a new survey from the AICPA conducted by Harris Poll. This statistic represents more than double the number of people (11 percent) who reported being victimized in a similar survey taken just over a year ago.

Scott Fleszar of Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting talks with Dan Hood of Accounting Today about why accounting firms should be more proactive in using new technology.

Xero introduced a new Find & Re-code tool that enables bookkeepers and accountants to easily find and fix transactions that have been miscoded or need to be re-coded.